Major League Soccer

May 5, 2024 at 11.45pm UK

CenturyLink Field

Seattle
0 - 0
LA Galaxy

Morris (75')

Gomez Andrade (81'), Cerrillo (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Seattle Sounders

All competitions

Last Game: Philadelphia 2-3 Seattle
Wednesday, May 1 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Los Angeles Galaxy

All competitions

Last Game: Austin 2-0 LA Galaxy
Saturday, April 27 at 6.45pm in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Seattle Sounders 1-0 Los Angeles Galaxy

If Joveljic cannot go, it is not the end of the world for LA as they boast plenty of attacking depth, but so much of their play filters through Puig and without him, we fear it will be difficult for them to create many chances. The Sounders are starting to get some key midfield pieces back, while their struggling attack should be full of confidence following a strong showing against one of the top defensive units in the league over the past few seasons in Philadelphia. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 50.86%. A win for Los Angeles Galaxy had a probability of 26.08% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.62%) and 2-0 (7.8%). The likeliest Los Angeles Galaxy win was 1-2 (6.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.64%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.

Result
Seattle Sounders	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
50.86% ( 0.27)	23.06% ( -0.07)	26.08% ( -0.21)

Both teams to score 59.28% (

0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.64% (

0.14)

41.35% (

-0.15)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.24% (

0.14)

63.75% (

-0.15)

Seattle Sounders Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.61% (

0.15)

16.38% (

-0.15)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

53.97% (

0.27)

46.02% (

-0.28)

Los Angeles Galaxy Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.9% (

-0.08)

29.1% (

0.07)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.98% (

-0.1)

65.02% (

0.09)

Score Analysis

Seattle Sounders 50.86%

Los Angeles Galaxy 26.08%

Draw 23.05%

Seattle Sounders	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
2-1 @ 9.63% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 8.62% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 7.8% ( 0.03) 3-1 @ 5.81% ( 0.04) 3-0 @ 4.7% ( 0.04) 3-2 @ 3.58% ( 0.02) 4-1 @ 2.63% ( 0.03) 4-0 @ 2.13% ( 0.03) 4-2 @ 1.62% ( 0.02) 5-1 @ 0.95% ( 0.02) Other @ 3.4% Total : 50.86%	1-1 @ 10.64% ( -0.04) 2-2 @ 5.94% ( -0) 0-0 @ 4.77% ( -0.03) 3-3 @ 1.48% ( 0) Other @ 0.23% Total : 23.05%	1-2 @ 6.57% ( -0.04) 0-1 @ 5.89% ( -0.05) 0-2 @ 3.63% ( -0.04) 1-3 @ 2.7% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 2.45% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 1.5% ( -0.02) Other @ 3.34% Total : 26.08%